Folded Christmas tree...

My husband asked me to make a special Christmas card a couple he contracts with and since I'd been meaning to try this tree by Karen Ewert, I thought I'd try it for this couple  You can see Karen's cards and instructions for folding the card here.  Karen's health prevents her posting to her blog now, but she has left if up so we all can benefit from her instructions and videos she previously posted.

 I used the Wild Wasabi DSP from the Pattern DSP Stack for the tree.  The card itself is Wild Wasabi matted in white.  I had stamped snowflakes all over the white using the snowflakes from the Serene Snowflakes set.  I find I use that set so often!

The Peace on Earth is from the Four the Holidays stamp set.

Here is a close-up of the tree.  I put the Pearl "Jewels" on it for "ornaments."  The tree is on an oval cut with the Scalloped Oval die from Bashful Blue CS.  I topped the tree with a Circle Ice Rhinestone Brad.

Hubby was pleased with the card to send to his friends.  Hope they like it.  Smiles, Laura

I see a star!

My ladies asked for a penguin so I thought we'd better make one this year in class.  Here is a little lone fellow, looking up at a very special star.  To start, I sponged white cardstock with Night of Navy, Pacific Point and Bashful Blue ink to get the sky look.  I tore a piece of cardstock to look like piled snow and matted the bottom of the card as I sponged.  Then I stamped snowflakes from the Serene Snowflakes stamp set onto the "sky" with white ink.  I stamped NOEL from Many Merry Messages onto the snow with black ink.  The star in the sky is from the Come to Bethlehem set.  It was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink on Daffodil Delight CS and then cut out.  I put a rhinestone "jewel" in the center of the star.

To make the little penguin, I used the wide oval punch for the body, the 1-3/8" circle for his head and the large oval for the white part of his face.  His beak is part of the flower punched in Pumpkin Pie with the Five Petal Flower punch.  His feel are the small oval punch, with some trimming done on them.  His eye is drawn on.

To finish him off, I tied a square knot from Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon and used a glue dot to mount it onto his neck..  I love that little finishing touch!

I hope I've given you enough information for you to be able to make your own little fellow.  He's fun!
Thanks for visiting me today.  Smiles, Laura